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ORPHA:31202Disease
Also called Burkholderia pseudomallei infection
What it is
A tropical infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is present in soil and water in tropical countries. Melioidosis can present itself in many ways, including pneumonia, sepsis and abscess formation.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000 (annual incidence, Australia)
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
8Sometimes5–29%
10- Abnormality of the spleen
- Brain abscess
- Cellulitis
- Cutaneous abscess
- Hepatitis
- Liver abscess
- Osteoarthritis
- Septic arthritis
and 2 more in this range
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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